Students who attended 10 elite schools accused of price fixing are now getting payments from a $284 million settlement

Payments started going out to current and former students who attended schools involved in a financial aid settlement. Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg via Getty Images Current and former students of 10 elite schools are receiving payments from a $284 million financial aid settlement. Recipients are expected to receive an average of $2,000. It follows an antitrust lawsuit that accused schools of participating in a "price-fixing cartel." Check your bank account: you might be a couple of thousand dollars richer. On July 20, the first batch of payments to current and former students who attended 10 elite schools was distributed from a $284 million settlement.